WASHINGTON, D.C.·BALTIMORE: Hosts of first site visit promise a capital show TAMPA/ST. PETERSBURG·ORLANDO: Site committee's late visit lets bid group tailor pitch DALLAS: Final meetings set stagefor mid-month site visit 2012 GAMES: THE FINAL BIDS LOS ANGELES: Bid riding on efficiency,confidence of organizers SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA: Organizers keep tight rein on specifics of Bay bid CINCINNATI: Light-rail line, civil unrest pose new wrinkles to bid HOUSTON: First-time financial details promise profit of $257M SITE VISITS NEW YORK: Venue plans get a tweak,financial pledge on hold
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SBJ/June 4 - 10, 2001/2012 Games The Final Bids
SITE VISITS
Published June 4, 2001
The U.S. Olympic Committee has created an eight-member site evaluation team that will travel this summer to each of the eight U.S. markets bidding to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. The following is a look at the members of that team, their site visit schedule and their planned areas of focus.
Team members
• Charles H. Moore: Chairman, USOC Bid Evaluation Task Force
• Sandy Knapp: Former chairman, USA Gymnastics
• Evie Dennis: Former USOC vice president
• Christopher Cole: Athlete representative, racketball
• Greg Harney: USOC managing director, Games and organizational support, and site evaluation manager
• Keith Ferguson: USOC bid administration associate director
• Anthony Basile: USOC chief information officer and bid city program manager
• Frank Aires: USOC Games logistics manager
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Travel
plans
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| Dates | Market |
| June 10-13 | Washington, D.C.- Baltimore |
| June 18-21 | Dallas |
| July 16-19 | Houston |
| July 23-26 | Cincinnati |
| July 30-Aug. 2 | New York |
| Aug. 2-5 | Tampa/St. Petersburg-Orlando |
| Aug. 20-23 | San Francisco |
| Aug. 23-26 | Los Angeles |
Areas of focus
General infrastructure
Sports infrastructure
Sports event experience
Housing plans
Transportation strategies
Government support and publicopinion
Financial plan and guarantees
International bid competition strategies
